Spanish oil giant Repsol plans drilling on Canary Islands

- Mar 27, 2012 9:00 am

Protests erupted across Spain over the weekend amid plans to let petrol firm Repsol drill for oil off the Canary Islands, which locals say threatens tourism and wildlife.

Tags: green, oil

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